North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is gearing up to begin prescribed burning this week depending on weather conditions and local as well as regional resource availability. The fire district wants to assure locals that if any one of several conditions that must be met in order to conduct a controlled burn is not within […]
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Cruz is a Himalayan-Maine Coon beauty with huge blue eyes and a lovely multicolored long hair coat. He is a calm adult, about 4 years old, and would do well in just about any household. Cruz is neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. He is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with […]
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• Harrah’s Food and Wine Festival in Lake Tahoe is Oct. 28-30. • Tahoe City’s Chapel of the Transfiguration, aka The Outdoor Chapel, is now on the National Register of Historic Places. • The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Sept. 29 gave out two Lake Spirit Awards. Ruth Dworsky was recognized for creating defensible space […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Scott Beaulier is no fan of states borrowing money, but in his new working paper on transitioning public pensions to 401(k) style plans to reduce taxpayer liabilities to pay retirement benefits, the Troy University professor says it is an option worth considering. In his paper “From […]
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By Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee Much as we might be inclined to anthropomorphize horses – Mr. Ed, anyone? – much as we’d like to put faith in rugged-as-Robert Redford “horse whisperers” to intuit deep meaning from every neigh or nod, the sad fact is that even the elite equine athletes in the Tevis Cup 100-Mile […]
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By Steve Kubby A new law and court decision are about to wreak havoc upon nearly all medical cannabis dispensaries or MCDs in California. Unfortunately for the MCDs, they are about to face legal challenges they cannot win. Worst of all, there is nothing under state law to protect MCDs at this point and it […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News is profiling the six candidates who will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board. They are being published in the order they were submitted. Kelly Sheehan is challenging the incumbent. Name: Kelly Sheehan Age: 53 How long have you lived on the South […]
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Lake Tahoe Community Pumpkin Festival is a free nonprofit event. Local businesses will have booths, they’ve donated prizes and materials, there will be children’s games, contests and activities as well as a raffle and food. The event is Oct. 14 from 5:30-8:30pm at 143 Michelle Drive, Stateline. For more information, click on festival.
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John Miller from Miller Honey Farms will share insights on the history of honeybees and there will be a screening of “Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us?” plus a honey tasting at Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee on Oct. 27. “Queen of the Sun” investigates the dire global bee crisis […]
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The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board wants to allow pesticides in water on a limited basis. This requires amending the current rules. Circumstances eligible for a prohibition exemption involve the use of aquatic pesticides for purposes of protecting public health and safety for things like vector control and drinking water protection, plus ecological integrity […]
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